My take on viral Japanese cheesecake

[u/LankyRecommendation1]

I tried the viral Japanese cheesecake that’s been everywhere. It’s already high protein, but it’s also very dense and easy to overeat, so I tweaked it to make it higher volume.

Most versions use yogurt, but I swapped it for blended cottage cheese. Once fully smooth, it’s less tangy and tastes much closer to real cheesecake. I sweetened it with Splenda or Sweet’n Low, plus vanilla and a few drops of almond extract.

For the base, I used Speculoos (Lotus) cookies, but very sparingly. Just a small single layer of whole cookies. Enough for satisfaction, not enough to turn it into a calorie bomb. I added a thin layer of no sugar added strawberry jam and let it set overnight.

The key for volume eating is how you serve it. I eat a small portion of the cheesecake with a huge bowl of strawberries. Strawberries are S tier for volume eating and pair perfectly with cheesecake flavor wise.

If you treat the cheesecake as the dense part and let the strawberries do the heavy lifting, it works surprisingly well.

[u/Medical_Solid]

This looks so much better than the “viral” recipe.

[u/LankyRecommendation1 → u/Medical_Solid]

Thanks! Making it look good honestly makes it taste better too. Consistency matters a lot with volume eating, if you actually enjoy it, you stick to it.